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The desert called so we pulled out the long boats and headed down the Baja way, first loading enough boats to take full advantage of both coasts, then cramming the truck full of every camping comfort it would take, right down to a hand-cranked margarita blender.

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Sean Morley knows a few things about going fast. He honed his forward stroke technique as a flatwater sprint racer on the British junior national team, but has made his biggest mark traveling far and fast in challenging conditions. He’s held speed records for crossing the Irish Sea, circumnavigating Vancouver Island, and paddling 4,500 miles around Great Britain and Ireland, solo.

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The Jondachi is special. Ask any Tena paddler what their favorite run is, where they cut their teeth, where they go with their friends, where they suggest recently arrived foreign kayakers go: the Upper Jondachi. Kayaking is young in Ecuador. Truly, it’s in its infancy. To lose the Jondachi to a dam would be to lose a great teacher.

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“Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks offer some of the best paddling opportunities in the world for all abilities -- to live so near to these amazing rivers and yet be unable to experience them is a constant frustration for me and many other residents and visitors.”

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A month into their ambitious nine-month, 5,200-mile route, the six-man Rediscover North America crew highlights the first 27 days paddling up the Atchafalaya River, and crossing over to begin the long slog up the mighty Mississippi.

February is Paddling Film Festival Month

This month the two largest paddling film festivals will be held and awards to will given to the best paddling films of 2007.

NATIONAL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL

Started in 1983 back in the day when 8mm movie films ruled!

February 22nd and 23rd will be the 25th Annual NPFF, celebrating 25 years of promoting River Conservation through “The Best in Paddlesport Video and Image Competition”.

This year’s Guest Hosts are the winners of the “Best of Festival” and “Accomplished General” awards at NPFF 2007, The Range Life.

“The Range Life crew will join us from the Pacific Northwest. TRL is fresh off last year’s stunning zip line footage film that took top honors and back from IR’s ‘Vacation to Hell’ in the Peru jungle this summer. We are excited to bring these boys to the southeast to host the NPFF”, 2008 Video Coordinator, Phillip Sisk.

The Still Image deadline has been extended until February 8 for the National Paddling Film Festival.

NPFF 2007 Guest Host, John Grace of Lunch Video Magazine, will be returning to do a LVM Premier for NPFF 2008.

The Bluegrass Brewing Company is again providing beverages for the NPFF, and there will be an awards party with local live talent.

New for this year the NPFF will be held in the historic Buffalo Trace Distillery Lodge in Frankfort, Kentucky — the oldest continually operating distillery in the U.S.! The Lodge has ample seating and room for the masses, including a bar area off the viewing hall and a full kitchen and dining area in the downstairs area for the Silent Auction and sponsor tables.

The Complete Paddler and the Outing Club of East York present the world premiere of the third annual Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto on Thursday February 7.

The Reel Paddling Film Festival is an international event showcasing the year’s best whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing and kayak fishing films from around the world. The premiere kicks off the 2008 World Tour that travels for the rest of the year screening in 75 cities across Canada, U.S., Europe and the U.K.